Photo albums
Denmark 2010 (32 photos)
Long weekend in Denmark, visiting a friend at his parents' house in the town of Grindsted.
Grindsted, Denmark
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Northern Scandinavia (139 photos)
Holiday in the northern parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden in July 2010.
Scandinavia
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Giro d'Italia in Leiden (18 photos)
The first three stages of the 2010 Giro d'Italia took place in the Netherlands. The riders passed through Leiden during the third stage. I went and had a look.
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Maasdal ride (26 photos)
Pictures taken on a bike ride along the Maasdalroute (Meuse Valley trail) in Southern Limburg.
Zuid-Limburg, the Netherlands
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US tour (188 photos)
Pictures taken during my tour past half a dozen astronomy departments in the US in January and early February of 2010.
USA
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Ireland 2009-2010 (176 photos)
Holiday with my brother and sister in Ireland around New Year's Eve of 2009.
Ireland
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Snow in Leiden (32 photos)
A day of snow (2-3 inches) in Leiden
Leiden, the Netherlands
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Arrival of Sinterklaas 2009 (15 photos)
The arrival of Sinterklaas at the Beestenmarkt square in Leiden
Leiden, the Netherlands
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Kamperland 2009 (94 photos)
Holiday with two friends to the village of Kamperland in the provence of Zeeland, in the southwest of the Netherlands.
Kamperland, the Netherlands
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Bike ride Schie and Vliet (31 photos)
Pictures taken on a bike ride from Schiedam to Leiden along the Schie and Vliet rivers.
From Schiedam to Leiden (the Netherlands)
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Swans (27 photos)
A family of swans in the Poelgeest Polder north of Leiden.
Poelgeest Polder, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Zurich, Bern & Alps (113 photos)
Pictures taken during a working visit to the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, including a day trip to Bern and the Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps.
Zurich, Switzerland
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Groene Hart ride (19 photos)
Pictures taken on a car ride through the Groene Hart (Green Heart) area northeast of Leiden.
Groene Hart, the Netherlands
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Leiden (17 photos)
Some shots from around the city with my new camera.
Leiden, the Netherlands
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Bike ride Leiden-Haarlem (113 photos)
Pictures taken with my new Nikon D60 on a bike ride along the canal ('trekvaart') connecting Leiden and Haarlem.
Leiden, the Netherlands
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Restoring the Old Observatory (47 photos)
Major restoration works on Leiden's Old Observatory. Minister of Education Ronald Plasterk set the project going by hoisting one of the telescope domes off the roof. (Includes pictures by Anthony Brown and Erik Deul.)
Leiden, the Netherlands
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Trains (25 photos)
Some train pictures taken in and around Leiden on a cloudy February day.
Leiden, the Netherlands
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Ohio 2009 (45 photos)
A working visit to Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
Granville, Ohio
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London (11 photos)
A short night of sightseeing in downtown London.
London, UK
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Leiden's old 10-inch telescope (11 photos)
The 10-inch telescope (built in 1885) at Leiden's Old Observatory seen from a few different angles and different kinds of light.
Old Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Volleyball: Smash '86 – VHZ 2 (25 photos)
A volleyball game between my brother's team, VHZ 2, and Smash '86 from Hoofddorp. VHZ won three sets to one.
FBK-Hal, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
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Boat cruise Groene Hart (27 photos)
A boat cruise was organized as part of the Lorentz Center workshop "Interstellar Surfaces: From Laboratory to Models". The cruise went through the waters of the Green Heart, northeast of Leiden.
Groene Hart, the Netherlands
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Leidens Onzet 2008 (78 photos)
Leiden was sieged by the Spanish in 1573 and 1574, during the Eighty Years' War. After enduring the siege for many months, the city was finally freed on October 2 and 3 of 1574. The Relief of Leiden (Leidens Ontzet) is celebrated each year with ceremonies, parades, performances, a funfair and other festivities.
Leiden, the Netherlands
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Hoogersmilde (33 photos)
Holiday with two friends to the town of Hoogersmilde in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Hoogersmilde, the Netherlands
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